I can put me feet up now then 
Good to see you back - at least we'll have plenty to read over the winter now 
Have a goodun
Wurzel
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Eighteen months behind I can put me feet up now then Good to see you back - at least we'll have plenty to read over the winter now
Have a goodun
Wurzel
I can put me feet up now then Good to see you back - at least we'll have plenty to read over the winter now Have a goodun
Wurzel
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Good to see you back, Lee.
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Thank you all, good to be back
17th May 2014 - Part 2 and Denbies Part 2
Howell Hill is my favourite local spot and I can walk there. Denbies is a short drive away but always a pleasure.
17th May 2014 - Part 2 and Denbies Part 2
Howell Hill is my favourite local spot and I can walk there. Denbies is a short drive away but always a pleasure.
- Adonis Blue, male, Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
- Nope, nothing to see here. You haven't seen me... Dingy Skipper, Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
- Dingy Skipper, Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
- Mating Five Spot Burnet moths, Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
- Adonis Blue, male, Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
- Adonis Blue, female, Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
- Adonis Blue, male, Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
- Denbies Hillside, Surrey, 17th May 2014
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This is going to be a long and welcome sequence during the winter I hope, Lee?
Reflections upon TWO summers should keep us motivated for next spring!
Reflections upon TWO summers should keep us motivated for next spring!
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It is, David. I'm enjoying the memories evoked and looking forward to spring.David M wrote:This is going to be a long and welcome sequence during the winter I hope, Lee?
Best wishes,
Lee
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May 18th 2014 - Part 1
Warren Farm in Ewell is another site near me that hosts Small Blue. It is a lovely place. There is a small side field where the Small Blue live, next to a huge open field which in turn borders Nonsuch Park.
You don't need to go far to find them, along with Brown Argus, Common Blue and Small Copper.
Warren Farm in Ewell is another site near me that hosts Small Blue. It is a lovely place. There is a small side field where the Small Blue live, next to a huge open field which in turn borders Nonsuch Park.
- Small Blue, Warren Farm, Ewell, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Small Blue, Warren Farm, Ewell, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Small Copper, Warren Farm, Ewell, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Brown Argus, male, Warren Farm, Ewell, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Brown Argus, mating pair, Warren Farm, Ewell, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Warren Farm, Ewell, Surrey, 18th May 2014
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Another nice and bright report to get us through the dull and gloomy winter, keep em coming
Have a goodun
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Have a goodun
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Thanks Wurz. Plenty more to come...
Best wishes,
Lee
Best wishes,
Lee
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Splendid stuff, Lee. I shall sit back and enjoy, and look hopefully forward a few months. Only three weeks and counting to the shortest day now...
Dave
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May 18th 2014 - Part 2
Sheepleas is a site in Surrey that I had read a lot about from the local branch magazine. It is located just past West Horsley, between Leatherhead and Guildford on the A243. It contains a nettle meadow, which the branch had been trying to make a second reserve (the first being Oaken Wood, in Chiddingfold Forest), in which a lot of Nymphalids breed. The nettle meadow is just one field in a wider complex of meadows and woodland, each with its own fauna. It sounded delightful.
The nettle meadow is the light green square, top left.
On the way into the meadow, there was a fresh Speckled Wood dancing in the dappled sunlight.
It was a lovely site, bordered by a hedge on one side and woodland on the other three. Each corner was wild and the middle was full of grass and nettles.
I only saw one Nymphalid in the nettle meadow in the end, a battered Small Tortoiseshell. However, in the adjacent Cowslip Meadow I had a lovely surprise - a freshly emerged Comma guarding one corner. 18th May was early for a summer brood but not unprecedented. It turned out Small Tortoiseshell and Comma had already been reported for a few days.
Sheepleas is a site in Surrey that I had read a lot about from the local branch magazine. It is located just past West Horsley, between Leatherhead and Guildford on the A243. It contains a nettle meadow, which the branch had been trying to make a second reserve (the first being Oaken Wood, in Chiddingfold Forest), in which a lot of Nymphalids breed. The nettle meadow is just one field in a wider complex of meadows and woodland, each with its own fauna. It sounded delightful.
The nettle meadow is the light green square, top left.
- Sheepleas, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Speckled Wood, Sheepleas, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Speckled Wood, Sheepleas, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Speckled Wood, Sheepleas, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Sheepleas, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Comma, summer brood, Sheepleas, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Comma, summer brood, Sheepleas, Surrey, 18th May 2014
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Thanks Dave. Remember when I bumped into you at Bentley Wood? That's coming upmillerd wrote:Splendid stuff, Lee. I shall sit back and enjoy, and look hopefully forward a few months. Only three weeks and counting to the shortest day now...
Dave
Best wishes,
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I do indeed, Lee. 25th May. 
(I did have to look that up...)
Dave
(I did have to look that up...)
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18th May 2014 - Part 3 and Denbies Part 3
My third sunset in a row at Denbies.
My third sunset in a row at Denbies.
- Dingy Skipper, Denbies, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Adonis Blue, mating pair, Denbies, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Adonis Blue, female, Denbies, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Adonis Blue, two males, Denbies, Surrey, 18th May 2014
- Celebratory '99', Denbies, Surrey, 18th May 2014
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Love the mating pair Lee, the Butterfly Ice Cream takes my vote though Goldie
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Sunshine...Blue Skies...Ahhhh!
Hi Lee, some cracking catch-up reports and great photos, just the tonic for wet and windy winter nights
Cheers,
Neil.
Hi Lee, some cracking catch-up reports and great photos, just the tonic for wet and windy winter nights
Cheers,
Neil.
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More warming/brightening shots Lee It never ceases to amuse me - gorgeous butterfly on a minging lump of dog poo 
Have a goodun
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It never ceases to amuse me - gorgeous butterfly on a minging lump of dog poo Have a goodun
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Thank you all
Best,
Lee
Best,
Lee
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23rd May 2014 - Part 1
A return visit to Hutchinson's Bank, near New Addington. I went to find a fritillary, but today was all about the blues.
This female Common Blue was possibly one of the most beautiful I've seen. The markings were striking and the photo doesn't do her justice. I found her just as some clouds came over and having seen how stunning she was, I spent a long time waiting for this view.
While this male chose a beautiful place to rest.
A return visit to Hutchinson's Bank, near New Addington. I went to find a fritillary, but today was all about the blues.
- Common Blue, male, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Small Heath, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Common Blues, mating pair, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Common Blue, male, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Common Blue, male, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Common Blue, female, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Common Blue, male, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Common Blue, male, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
- Common Blue, male, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
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- Common Blue, male, Hutchinson's Bank, Croydon, Surrey, 23rd May 2014
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More great winter warmers Lee - I especially like the Small Heath
Have a goodun
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Have a goodun
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Me too. It's evidently in 'just disturbed' mode.Wurzel wrote:More great winter warmers Lee - I especially like the Small Heath
The female Common Blue is a beauty too.
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